winfield dunn , former governor of tennessee , lived in meridian john fleming , current u . s . representative for louisiana ' s 4th congressional district lived in meridian ; the late lieutenant governor carroll ga ##rti ##n , who was born in meridian , lived in laurel ; lewis mca ##llis ##ter , a businessman in tu ##sca ##lo ##osa , alabama , was the first republican to serve in the mississippi house of representatives since reconstruction , 1962 @ - @ 1968 ; he resided in meridian prior to 1971 . gillespie v . montgomery , former u . s . representative , lived in meridian hartley pea ##vey , founder of pea ##vey electronics which is headquartered in meridian , is a meridian native
winfield dunn, former governor of tennessee, lived in meridian john fleming, current u. s. representative for louisiana's 4th congressional district lived in meridian ; the late lieutenant governor carroll gartin, who was born in meridian, lived in laurel ; lewis mcallister, a businessman in tuscaloosa, alabama, was the first republican to serve in the mississippi house of representatives since reconstruction, 1962 @ - @ 1968 ; he resided in meridian prior to 1971. gillespie v. montgomery, former u. s. representative, lived in meridian hartley peavey, founder of peavey electronics which is headquartered in meridian, is a meridian native